2025屆山東省青島即墨市七年級英語第二學期期末經典試題滿分120分，時間90分鐘一、單項選擇（共10小題，滿分20分）1、Wedon’thave_________orangejuice.Wouldyoulike________coffee?A.any；some B.any；any C.some；some D.some；any2、Mikewasillyesterday,________hedidn’tgotoschool.A.if B.but C.so D.or3、Don'tmakesomuchnoise,______?A.willyou B.won'tyou C.shallwe D.doyou4、Peoplespendtoomuchtime________TikTokrightnow.A.watch B.watching C.watched D.towatch5、MyfriendEmmasometimeshelpsme_______myEnglish.A.in B.on C.for D.with6、—Please___________yourthings,Alex.Theyarealloverthefloor.—Inaminute,Dad.A.preparefor B.payfor C.pickup D.putup7、Waterisveryimportant________nolivingthingscanlivewithoutit.A.because B.or C.so D.if8、Look!Thedog________afterthecat.A.runs B.run C.ran D.isrunning9、HaoheRiver,abeautifulriver,runs________Nantongandtherearemanybeautifulbridges________theriver.A.across;through B.across;overC.through;over D.through;through10、Mysisterhas________hair.A.longblackcurly B.longcurlyblackC.blackcurlylong D.curlyblacklong二、完形填空（10分）11、閱讀下面短文,從短文后所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出能填入相應空白處的最佳選項。Tomwaswalkingalongthebeach.Whenhelookeddownthebeach,hesawamanmovinglikea___1___.Hethoughtthatsomeonewasdancingonthebeach.Sohebegantowalkfastertocatchup.Buthewasnotdancingatall.Hewaspickingup___2___andthrowingthemintothesea.He___3___themanandasked,“Goodmorning!Whatareyoudoing?”Theyoungmanlookedupand___4___,“Throwingstarfishintothesea.It’slowtide（落潮）nowandallofthesestarfishwereonthebeach.IfIdon’tthrowthem,theywill___5___.”“But,youngman,youcannot___6___everystarfishonthebeach.Youwill___7___makeit.Justgiveitup.”Theyoungman___8___andcontinuedtopickupanotherstarfishandthrowitintothe___9___.Thenhesaid,“Itmadeadifferenceforthatone!”Tomlearntthatifeachofustriestodosomething,ourworldwillbebetter.Sohedecidedtobeoneofthe____10____onthebeach.1.A.snake B.superman C.dancer D.model2.A.starfish B.bottles C.stones D.fish-food3.A.flewto B.dancedwith C.walkedto D.listenedto4.A.cried B.laughed C.replied D.apologized5.A.return B.die C.sleep D.disappear6.A.touch B.kill C.see D.save7.A.never B.possibly C.finally D.soon8.A.wokeup B.feltencouraged C.gaveasmile D.becamenervous9.A.boat B.sea C.sand D.box10.A.fishermen B.leaders C.helpers D.swimmers三、完成句子（共5小題，滿分10分）12、Hehasawide________ofpaintingandmusic.(knowledgeable)13、Elsawasverysadand____(隱藏)herfaceinherhandswhensheheardthebadnews.14、Leavethedoorw________opentoletthewindin.15、朱迪總是能想出一些解決問題的好辦法。Judycanalways________________________somegoodideasto________problems.16、早上八點先在學校見。請按時到達。Let’smeetatschoolat8:00amfirst.Pleasearrivethere________________.四、閱讀理解（40分）17、Librariesaregreatplacesforpeopletoreadandstudy.Herearesomeofthebestlibrariesintheworld.Let’scomeandknowthem.TheNational(國家的)LibraryofChina(NLC)isinBeijing.Withover37,000,000items(品),itisthelargestlibraryinAsiaandoneofthebestlibrariesintheworld.ItkeepsmostofChinesebooksintheworld.TheNationalDietLibrary(NDL)isinJapan.Itstartedin1948anditsmemberstalkedaboutimportantthingsthere.YoucanfindmostoftheJapanesebooksthere.Andithasalotofbooksindifferentlanguages,too.TheReadingRoomoftheBritishMuseumisintheBritishMuseum.Inhistory,manygreatpeoplestudiedinthislibrary,likeOscarWildeandMarkTwain.In2000,thelibrary’sbooksweremovedtotheNewBritishLibrary(thelargestlibraryintheUK)andtheReadingRoomnowbecomesaninformationcenterandkeepsalotofbooksabouthistory,artandothersubjects.TheHarvardLibraryhasmorethan18,000,000books.Itstartedfrom1938,andistheoldestlibraryintheUSandthelargestschoollibraryintheworld.Asforthenumberofbooks,itisthethirdlargestintheUS,aftertheLibraryofCongressandtheBostonPublicLibrary.Thesedays,librariesarenotjustforthereadingofbooks,butalsothecenterinaneighborhood.Nexttime,pickoneandspendwholedaysin,ifthelibraryisnottoofarfromhome.1.HowmanyitemsarethereintheNationalLibraryofChina?A.Over18,000,000. B.Over20,000,000. C.Over37,000,000. D.Over60,000,000.2.WhereistheNationalDietLibrary?A.InChina. B.InJapan. C.IntheUK. D.IntheUS.3.Whydoesthewriterwritethispassage?A.Totellussomeofthebestlibrariesintheworld. B.Toteachushowtolearnnewthingsinlibraries.C.Tofindoutthebestbooksindifferentcountries. D.Toshowusthelonghistoryofdifferentlibraries.4.Whatlibrariesaremainlymentioned(提及)inthepassage?①TheNationalLibraryofChina②TheNationalDietLibrary③TheReadingRoomoftheBritishMuseum④TheNewBritishLibrary⑤TheHarvardLibrary⑥TheLibraryofCongress⑦TheBostonPublicLibraryA.①②③⑤ B.①②④⑤⑦ C.①②④⑤⑥⑦ D.①②③④⑥⑦18、Ibegantodanceaftermybestfriendtook:metoanafter-schooldanceclass.Iwas4yearsoldthen.Aftereverydanceclass,Ialwayshavetostretchout(伸展)mylegsandback,asdancingishardwork.Itfeelslikeasmuchexerciseasasportorgoingtothegym.Manydancersthinkdancingisasport.Whenyoudance,youwillalwaysuseallofyourmuscles(肌肉)andthisoftencanbeforhoursaday.Butmanyotherpeoplethinkdancingisanart,becausewhenyoudance,youareexpressing(表達)yourfeelingsortellingstories.Ibelievethatdancingisbothasportandanart.Ibelievethatagreatdancerwillbebothaplayerandanartist.Whether(不管)youthinkdancingisasportoranart,theimportantthingistoenjoyit!Dancingisagreatwaytomakenewfriendsandit’sareallyfunwaytoexercise!1.Howoldwasthewriterwhenhetooktheafter-schooldanceclass?________A.2. B.3. C.4. D.5.2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothesecondparagraph?________A.Dancerslikeallkindsofdances.B.Whenyoudance,you’llthinknothing.C.Whenyoudance,you’retellingpeoplesomething.D.Dancingdoesn’tneedyoutouseallyourmuscles.3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”referto(指代)?________A.Dancing. B.Usingmuscles.C.Expressingfeelings. D.Tellingstories.4.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellusinthelastparagraph?________A.Ifwewanttoexercise,dancingisenough.B.Onlydancingisagreatwaytomakefriends.C.Youcanneverknowwhatdancingwouldbe.D.Whenyouaredancing,it’simportanttohavefun.5.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?________A.Isdancingasportoranart? B.Howtodancereallywell.C.Dancingisimportantinlife. D.It’snevertoolatetodance.19、Once,therewasafarmerwhowasalwaysmean(刻薄的)tohiswife.Hetoldhiswifethatshewaslazyanddidn’tworkhardenough.Hethoughtshewasalwayswasting(浪費)hertimeathomewhilehewasworkinghardinthefield.Thewifegotsosadandwantedtoshowhimthathewaswrong.Sheaskedhimiftheycouldswap(交換)rolesforaday.Shewoulddothefieldworkandhewoulddothehousework.Thefarmeragreed,thinkingitwouldbeeasy.Butwhenthewifegavehimalistoftaskstodo,includingmilkingthecow,feedingthepigs,washingtheclothes,andtakingcareofthehen,thefarmerfoundoutthatitwasharderthanhethought.Hegotkicked(被踢)bythecow,hithisheadonthepigs’door,andforgottowashtheclothesandtakecareofthehen.Whenthewifecamebackfromthefield,shesawthathedidn’tfinishallofthetasks.Ontheotherhand,thewifedidtheworkinthefieldaswellashedid.Thefarmerfeltashamed.Heunderstoodthathewaswrongabouthiswife.Heshouldsaythankyouforherhardwork.Helearnedtorespect(尊重)herandneversaidmeanwordstoheragain.Fromthatdayon,theylivedhappilyeverafter.1.Thesadwifecameupwithanideaandshe________.A.neverdidthehouseworkagainB.hadafightwithherhusbandC.wenttoseeherhusband’sfieldworkD.playedeachother’sroleforaday2.AccordingtoParagraph2,thefarmer________thatday.A.couldn’tdoanytaskatallB.gotbadlyhurtmorethanonceC.livedafreeandcomfortablelifeD.missedworkinginthefield3.Theword“________”cantaketheplaceof“ashamed”inthelastparagraph.A.tired B.sorry C.angry D.excited4.Fromtheexperience,wecanlearnthat________.A.weshouldn’tlaughatothersanytimeB.itisn’trighttochangeourownjobsfreelyC.weneedtorespectothers’workinourlifeD.weshouldn’tsaymeanwordstobadpeople20、WelcometoGuideDogsTrainingCenter,boysandgirls!First,letmetellyousomethingaboutguidedogs.In1918,adoctorandhispetdogwalkedwithasoldierwhowasblind.Thedoctorwenttothehospitalforashorttime.Whenhecameout,hesawhispethadguidedthesoldier(士兵)totheothersideofthehospitalyardsafely.Sohetaughtadogtoguideapersonanditworkedoutwell.Germany(德國)helpedstartaprogramtoteachdogstobeguides.Dorothy,anAmericanwoman,wenttoGermanytofindoutabouttheguidedogs.WhenshecamebacktotheUnitedStates,shewroteitforamagazine.Soonmorepeopleknewoftheguidedogs.Thebestdogsforthejobarecleverandfit.Ittakesmorethantwoyearstotrainalittledogtobeaguidedog.Whenthedogis14monthsold,itlearnsmanyinstructions.Thentheownerandthedogmeet,andtheypracticeforfourweeks.HaveImademyselfclear?OK,let’sgoonvisiting!1.Whosepetdoghelpedthesoldier?_________________________________2.Howdidthepetdoghelpthesoldier?_________________________________3.Whatkindofdogsarethebestonesforthejob?_________________________________4.Howlongdoesittaketotrainalittledogtobeaguide?_________________________________5.Whatdoyouthinkisthebesttitle(標題)?_________________________________五、補全對話（10分）21、根據下面的對話情景，在每個空白處填上一個適當的句子，使對話的意思連貫，完整。David:Hello,thisisDavid.IsthatJackspeaking?Jack:________1________.David:________2________?Jack:I’mreadingabookaboutanimals.David:________3________?Jack:Ilikepandasbest.Ithinktheyarereallycute.David:WouldyouliketogotothezoowithmethisSunday?Jack:Yes,I’dloveto.________4________?David:Wecantakethebustogetthere.Ittakestwentyminutes.Jack:OK.Let’smeetatmyhomeat8:00a.m.David:________5________.Seeyoulater.Jack:Seeyou.六、閱讀表達（10分）22、回答問題，請注意要完整回答，語義齊全。Duringancient（古代的）times,childrendidn’thavesmartphones,iPadsorcomputerstoplay.Sotheyfoundsomethinginterestingtodo.Let’stakealook.Playingstoneballs（踢石球）DuringtheQingDynasty（清朝）FlyingkitesKiteshavealonghistory.Theearliestkitesweremadeof（由……制成）wood（木頭）.It’sgettingpopulartoflyakiteinspringnow.ThethreemostpopularkitesaretheBeijingkite,TianjinkiteandWeifangkite.Hide-and-seek（捉迷藏）Hide-and-seekcanbringchildrenquitealotoffun.Therearetwowaystoplay:covering（遮蓋）achild’seyeswhileotherkidsrunaroundtotease（逗弄）him,orsomechildrenhideandonechildmusttrytofindthem.Settingofffirecrackers（爆竹）Firecrackershaveahistoryofmorethan2,000years.Manyyearsago,therewasabeast（怪獸）namedNian.Toscareoff（嚇跑）thebeast,peopleburnt（點燃）thefirecrackers.Firecrackersarestillsetoff（燃放）duringSpringFestivalnowadays.1.Whatdidthechildrenplayduringancienttimes?_____________________________________________________2.Whydidchildrenlovetoplayastoneballinwinter?_____________________________________________________3.Whatweretheearliestkitesmadeof?_____________________________________________________4.HowdochildrenfeelaboutHide-and-seek?_____________________________________________________5.Whendopeoplesetofffirecrackersnowadays?_____________________________________________________七、書面表達（20分）露西感到難過，因為她沒有通過考試。___________________________________________________

參考答案一、單項選擇（共10小題，滿分20分）1、A【解析】【詳解】句意：我們沒有橙汁了。你想喝點咖啡嗎？考查some和any的區別。some表示“一些”，常用于肯定句中，有時也用于疑問句中，表示希望對方給予肯定的回答或者接受自己的邀請；any也表示“一些”，常用于否定句或疑問句中。根據“Wedon’thave...orangejuice.Wouldyoulike...coffee?”可知，第一句表示沒有橙汁了，是否定句，用any；第二句希望顧客接受自己的建議，用some。故選A。2、C【解析】【詳解】句意：邁克昨天生病了，因此他沒有去上學。考查連詞辨析。if如果；but但是；so因此；or或者。根據“Mikewasillyesterday...hedidn’tgotoschool”可知前后兩句是因果關系且為前因后果，應用連詞so，故選C。3、A【解析】【詳解】句意：不要那么吵鬧，好嗎？否定祈使句的反義疑問句用willyou。故選A。4、B【解析】【詳解】句意：現在人們花太多時間看抖音。考查非謂語動詞。spendtime(in)doingsth.“花費時間做某事”，空格處應填入動名詞形式，故選B。5、D【解析】【詳解】句意：我的朋友Emma有時會幫助我學習英語。考查介詞辨析。in在……里；on在……上；for為了；with和。helpsb.withsth.“幫助某人做某事”。故選D。6、C【解析】【詳解】句意：——請把你的東西撿起來，亞歷克斯。它們滿地都是。——等一下，爸爸。考查動詞短語。preparefor準備；payfor支付；pickup撿起；putup張貼。根據“Theyarealloverthefloor.”可知是要把地上的東西撿起來。故選C。7、A【解析】【詳解】句意：水是非常重要的，因為沒有水，任何生物都無法生存。考查連詞。because因為；or或者；so所以；if如果。根據“Waterisveryimportant”和“nolivingthingscanlivewithoutit”可知，前后句是因果關系。故選A。8、D【解析】【詳解】句意：看！狗正在追趕貓。考查動詞時態。根據“Look”可知，此處是現在進行時，結構是bedoing。故選D。9、C【解析】【詳解】句意：濠河，一條美麗的河流，貫穿南通，河上有許多美麗的橋梁。考查介詞辨析。across從物體表面穿過；through從內部穿過；over在某物的垂直上方。第一空根據“HaoheRiver,abeautifulriver,runs...Nantong”可知濠河貫穿南通，是從內部穿過，因此是through；第二空根據“therearemanybeautifulbridges...theriver.”可知橋梁在河正上方，因此是over。故選C。10、B【解析】【詳解】句意：我妹妹有長長的黑色卷發。考查形容詞。本句形容詞排列順序為：長短+形狀+顏色。故選B。二、完形填空（10分）11、1.C2.A3.C4.C5.B6.D7.A8.C9.B10.C【解析】【導語】本文講述了Tom受海灘上年輕人的啟發，也決定成為海灘上的一員，為改善世界做出自己的貢獻。【1題詳解】句意：當他順著海灘往下看時，他看到一個人像跳舞的人一樣在移動。snake蛇；superman超人；dancer舞者；model模型。根據“Hethoughtthatsomeonewasdancingonthebeach.”可知，在沙灘上跳舞所以像舞者，故選C。【2題詳解】句意：他把海星撿起來扔到海里。starfish海星；bottles瓶子；stones石頭；fish-food魚類食品。根據下文“Throwingstarfishintothesea.”可知，年輕人在撿海星，故選A。【3題詳解】句意：他走到那個男人面前問道。flewto飛往；dancedwith共舞；walkedto步行；listenedto聽。根據“Goodmorning!Whatareyoudoing?”可知，Tom走到年輕人面前進行交談，故選C。【4題詳解】句意：年輕人抬頭回答。cried哭；laughed大笑；replied回復；apologized道歉。根據“Throwingstarfishintothesea....”可知，年輕人回答Tom的問話，故選C。【5題詳解】句意：如果我不扔，它們就會死。return返回；die死亡；sleep睡覺；disappear消失。根據“Throwingstarfishintothesea.It’slowtide（落潮）nowandallofthesestarfishwereonthebeach.IfIdon’tthrowthem,theywill...”可知，退潮后海星在沙灘上會死掉，故選B。【6題詳解】句意：但是，年輕人，你不可能拯救海灘上的每一只海星。touch接觸；kill殺死；see看見；save節省，挽救。根據“Justgiveitup.”可知，Tom勸年輕人放棄是因為他覺得年輕人不可能拯救沙灘上的每一只海星，故選D。【7題詳解】句意：你永遠做不到。never永不；possibly可能；finally最終；soon不久。根據“But,youngman,youcannotsaveeverystarfishonthebeach.”可知，Tom認為年輕人不可能拯救海灘上的每一只海星，認為他永遠做不到，故選A。【8題詳解】句意：年輕人笑了笑，繼續撿起另一只海星扔到海里。wokeup叫醒；feltencouraged受鼓舞；gaveasmile微笑；becamenervous緊張。根據“Theyoungman...andcontinuedtopickupanother...”可知，年輕人微笑著回答Tom的問題，故選C。【9題詳解】句意：年輕人笑了笑，繼續撿起另一只海星扔到海里。boat小船；sea海洋；sand沙灘；box箱子。根據上文“Hewaspickingupstarfishandthrowingthemintothesea.”可知，年輕人把海星扔向海里，故選B。【10題詳解】句意：所以他決定成為海灘上的幫手之一。fishermen漁民；leaders領導者；helpers幫手；swimmers游泳者。根據“Tomlearntthatifeachofustriestodosomething,ourworldwillbebetter.”可知，Tom了解到，如果我們每個人都努力做點什么，我們的世界就會變得更好。推測Tom會成為海灘上的幫手之一，故選C。三、完成句子（共5小題，滿分10分）12、knowledge【解析】【詳解】句意：他對繪畫和音樂有廣泛的了解。knowledgeable“知識淵博的”，形容詞，haveawideknowledgeof表示“對……有廣泛的了解”，所以此處為名詞單數knowledge“了解，知識”。故填knowledge。13、hid【解析】【詳解】句意：Elsa聽到這個壞消息后非常難過，雙手掩面。根據“was...”可知句子用一般過去時，動詞用過去式hid“隱藏”。故填hid。14、(w)ide【解析】【詳解】句意：把門敞開，讓風進來。結合語境及首字母可知，此處表示將門“充分地”開著，wide副詞，意為“充分地”，修飾其后形容詞open，wideopen“敞開的；大開的”。故填(w)ide。15、①.come②.up③.with④.solve【解析】【詳解】comeupwith“想出”，為固定短語，情態動詞can后加動詞原形；solve“解決”，動詞，空前有不定式符號，動詞用原形。故填come；up；with；solve。16、①.on②.time【解析】【詳解】根據中英文對照可知，空處缺“按時”的英文翻譯。短語ontime意為“按時”，故填on；time。四、閱讀理解（40分）17、1.C2.B3.A4.A【解析】【導語】本文是一篇說明文，主要介紹了幾個世界上最好的圖書館。【1題詳解】細節理解題。根據“TheNational(國家的)LibraryofChina(NLC)isinBeijing.Withover37,000,000items(品)”可知，中國國家圖書館擁有37,000,000多件藏品。故選C。【2題詳解】細節理解題。根據“TheNationalDietLibrary(NDL)isinJapan.”可知，國立國會圖書館在日本。故選B。【3題詳解】主旨大意題。根據“Herearesomeofthebestlibrariesintheworld.Let’scomeandknowthem.”及全文可知，作者寫這篇文章主要是為了向我們介紹世界上的一些最好的圖書館。故選A。【4題詳解】細節理解題。根據“TheNational(國家的)LibraryofChina(NLC)isinBeijing.”、“TheNationalDietLibrary(NDL)isinJapan.”、“TheReadingRoomoftheBritishMuseumisintheBritishMuseum.”及“TheHarvardLibraryhasmorethan18,000,000books.”可知，文章主要介紹了中國國家圖書館、日本國立國會圖書館、大英博物館以及哈佛圖書館。故選A。18、1.C2.C3.B4.D5.A【解析】【導語】本文主要講述了作者開始跳舞的經歷和對舞蹈的看法。作者認為跳舞既是一項運動又是一門藝術，一個優秀的舞者應該既是運動員又是藝術家。【1題詳解】細節理解題。根據第一段“Ibegantodanceaftermybestfriendtook:metoanafter-schooldanceclass.Iwas4yearsoldthen.”可知，作者參加課后舞蹈班時是4歲。故選C。【2題詳解】細節理解題。根據第二段“Butmanyotherpeoplethinkdancingisanart,becausewhenyoudance,youareexpressing(表達)yourfeelingsortellingstories.”可知，當你跳舞的時候，是在表達你的感情或講故事，即告訴人們一些事情。故選C。【3題詳解】細節理解題。根據第二段“Whenyoudance,youwillalwaysuseallofyourmuscles(肌肉)andthisoftencanbeforhoursaday.”可知，此處this指代的是使用肌肉。故選B。【4題詳解】推理判斷題。根據最后一段“Whether(不管)youthinkdancingisasportoranart,theimportantthingistoenjoyit!”可知，作者是想要告訴我們跳舞的時候，享受樂趣很重要。故選D。【5題詳解】最佳標題題。通讀全文可知，本文主要介紹了作者開始跳舞的經歷和對舞蹈的看法，所以本文的標題應為“跳舞是一項運動還是一門藝術”。故選A。19、1.D2.B3.B4.C【解析】【導語】本文為一篇記敘文。文章主要講述了一位農夫覺得自己的妻子很懶，但后來交換工作后發現自己錯了的故事。【1題詳解】細節理解題。根據“Sheaskedhimiftheycouldswap(交換)rolesforaday.”可知，她問他是否可以互換角色一天。故選D。【2題詳解】細節理解題。根據“Hegotkicked(被踢)bythecow,hithisheadonthepigs’door,andforgottowashtheclothesandtakecareofthehen.”可知，他被母牛踢了一腳，頭撞在豬的門上，還忘了洗衣服和照顧母雞。由此可知，他不止一次受了重傷。故選B。【3題詳解】詞句猜測題。根據“Thefarmerfeltashamed.Heunderstoodthathewaswrongabouthiswife.Heshouldsaythankyouforherhardwork.Helearnedtorespect(尊重)herandneversaidmeanwordstoheragain.”可知，農夫感到很慚愧。他明白自己對妻子的看法錯了。他應該對她的辛勤工作表示感謝。他學會了尊重她，不再對她說刻薄的話。所以“ashamed”的意思是“羞愧的”，故選B。【4題詳解】主旨大意題。根據“Heshouldsaythankyouforherhardwork.Helearnedtorespect(尊重)herandneversaidmeanwordstoheragain.”可知，他應該對她的辛勤工作表示感謝。他學會了尊重她，不再對她說刻薄的話。由此可知，在我們的生活中，我們需要尊重他人的工作。故選C。20、1.Adoctor’s.2.Byguidingthesoldiertotheothersideofthehospitalyardsafely.3.Thecleverandfitdogs.4.Morethantwoyears.5.GuideDogs【解析】【導語】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了關于導盲犬的一些情況。導盲犬的由來、它是怎樣被開始訓練的、什么樣的狗適合做導盲犬以及訓練一只狗成為導盲犬要花多長時間。【1題詳解】根據第二段“In1918,adoctorandhispetdogwalkedwithasoldierwhowasblind.”和“hesawhispethadguidedthesoldiertotheothersideofthehospitalyardsafely.”可知，醫生看見他的狗把士兵安全地帶到醫院院子的另一邊。故填Adoctor’s.【2題詳解】根據第二段“hesawhispethadguidedthesoldiertotheothersideoftheh